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  5. July 2006

July 2006

Challenging times
President's message: fundamental legal issues are at the centre of public debate; the Society is engaged on all fronts and encourages awareness and involvement
A block on service
Opinion column: family lawyers are another group who are increasingly giving up legal aid work due to the payment system, to the detriment of society as a whole
Revving up for debate
The Justice 2 Committee report on the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill has approved its principles but with numerous action points for the Executive
LLB confidential
Alistair Bonnington suggests how to make the LLB more relevant to practice. Patrick Phillips QC argues that intending practitioners should find other ways to qualify
Clean break under attack
Author disagrees with Lord Hope's view that Scots law is too restrictive to achieve a fair settlement in some divorce cases involving high-earning spouese
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In this issue

  • Challenging times
  • A block on service
  • Revving up for debate
  • LLB confidential
  • Clean break under attack
  • The hokey-cokey Chancellor
  • Switching channels
  • The Chancellor gets it REIT
  • Executries sponsored feature
  • The EU and the criminal
  • Case for the defence
  • To act or not to act... that is the question!
  • A summary matter
  • Ireland 4, Italy 0
  • The route ahead
  • Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal
  • Website reviews
  • Book reviews
  • Is that burden dead yet?

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